diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fel_utils.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fel_utils.S
index 939869b..f7707ac 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fel_utils.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fel_utils.S
@@ -63,9 +63,12 @@
 1:	wfi
 	b	1b
 
+fel_stash_addr:			// must immediately precede back_in_32:
+	.word   0x00000000	// receives fel_stash addr, by AA64 code above
+
 /* AArch32 code to restore the state from fel_stash and return back to FEL. */
 back_in_32:
-	.word	0xe59f0028	// ldr	r0, [pc, #40]	; load fel_stash address
+	.word	0xe51f000c	// ldr	r0, [pc, #-12]  ; load fel_stash address
 	.word	0xe5901008	// ldr	r1, [r0, #8]
 	.word	0xe129f001	// msr	CPSR_fc, r1
 	.word	0xf57ff06f	// isb
@@ -77,6 +80,4 @@
 	.word	0xee011f10	// mcr	15, 0, r1, cr1, cr0, {0}  ; SCTLR
 	.word	0xf57ff06f	// isb
 	.word	0xe12fff1e	// bx	lr		; return to FEL
-fel_stash_addr:
-	.word   0x00000000	// receives fel_stash addr, by AA64 code above
 ENDPROC(return_to_fel)